| Company abandons | work over blockade ; By ROD LINK SHELL CANADA _ has cancelled its plans for any more natural gas coalbed methane exploration in the - Klappan area north of here this year, citing a continued ‘Tahltan internal dispute. That dispute has now centred on a blockade on an access road to the Klappan, preventing Shell from mov- ing drilling and other equip- ment into the area. The blockade is being manned by members of the Tahitan. family who claim the Klappan as their tradi- tional area and by others who oppose the pace and scope of development agreed to by elected Tahitan officials and resource companies. “Out of respect to the community and because of the political situation there, we're stepping back in hopes they can resolve their internal situation,” Shell of- ficial Laurieanne:- Lynne said’ last week from Calgary. “There are people: there . who support the idea of sus- tainable development and, there are people who do ” she said. “We.do feel we can do sustainable devel- -opment.” _ Lynne said Shell hopes ‘that cancelling its work will remove some of the tensions within the Tahltan commu- nity and thus allow them to work things out. “It’s one less aspect for . _ them to deal with and we _ hope it will. give them more _ time to resolve their political - situation.” Shell continues to do program and in. prepara- ' ‘tion for*what it,hopes will be a 2006 drilling season. It spent more than $4 million Jast year in the area but far ‘less this year because of the blockade. ‘ That information was as part of-an Aug. 19 letter Shell sent to the Tahltan commu- nity as one of the benefits it Provides through its coalbed ° ‘internal - yaethane program. “We see it as a positive,” said Lynne but added it was up to the Tahltan and others to decide if losing that ben- efit should spur an end to the blockade and a resolution to the internal dispute. .A second company, On- tario-based Fortune . Miner- als, which also can’t move in equipment to firm up the . potential for an anthracite coal mine in the, Klappan, has yet to decide what to do. “ “It’s very’ frustrating,” Fortune president Robin Goad said last week of the dispute and the blockade. He said his com- pany has support from all of the. Tahltan government or- ganizations in the area. Goad won’t comment on when or if Fortune will can- _cel work plans, whether it will ask the provincial gov- ernment for help or whether it will seek a court injunction to lift the blockade. “We have plans in place I can’t talk about,” he said. On a separate front, Jer- ry Asp, Tahltan Telegraph . Creek band chief, is no lon- ger the president of the Tahl- tan Nation _ Development Corporation.: _. His dual. role as chief and president of the corpo- ration, which has business . agreements with. resource companies such as Shell and _ Fortune, had been viewed as a conflict of interest by a group of Tahitan who occu- pied his band office in Janu- — - ary. That occupation contin-» fj ues and is aligned with the ’ Klappan blockade. work based on its 2004 drill Oscar Dennis, who speaks for the blockaders, says Asp’s departure as president doesn’t change a thing. “The blockade ‘is nota * " protest against Jerry, Dennis. “It is ongoing as a ” said means to protect our. home from the destruction by multi national corporations - in the name of quick profit.” Last week, Dennis said the blockade will only & 0 Surge briefly — cuts Kitimat ' ade is still up now. that Mr. ‘an attempt to grab power,” he said. . ‘ ‘CRIME [lal STOPPERS 35.195 7 eer erevyy - 7 7 - rw 7 ans The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - A114 UPLAND’S NURSERY Garden Talk... 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